Operating cut-off valves



UNITED sTATEs y PATENT oEErcE HENRY T. PEAKE, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTHCAROLINA.

OPERATING CUT-OFF VALVES.

Specification of Letters Patent No.V

, to admit of two valves, and a plate, the letter A, in the drawingrepresents the main slide valve, the letter B, represents a plate let infrom the top, forming a seating for cut oft" valve C, resting on a ledgeformed around the inside of chest, andfastened down with set screws fromthe cover of chest. In the center of plate B, there is an openingrepresented in the drawing by D, larger than the steam opening in thecylinder, so as there will be no obstruction to the steam passing inwhen the cut 0H valve is thrown off. In

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the center of cut-oi-valve C, there is an opening represented by E, thesame size as that'infB. The opening in the side of chest as representedby F,'is lfor the steam pipe. The opening on the top of cut off rod, `asrepresented" by G, is to hook on La pin attached to the boiler or frameas is most convenient, it will be thrown oli" and on in the 1 usual way.AThe pin is so arranged on the boiler ori'ramev as tothrow the openingsD, and E, together. I

The valves A, and C, are worked from` the same eccentric H, and arm I,as is represented in the drawing.

VhatI yclaim as my invention, and desire. A

to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The working of the cut v0E valve With the same eccentric and arm as theslide valve. i

Witnesses:

E. F. RENWOETH, T. OGIN SMITH.

HENRY T. PEAKE. v .l

